Previous Concerts

Winter Afternoon: Mozart, Bax & Devienne

Sunday, 15th June 2025 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

François DEVIENNE | Bassoon Quartet No. 1, Op. 71/1

Arnold BAX | Oboe Quintet

W.A. MOZART | Divertimento No. 7, K. 205/167A

Musicians

Marcus MICHELSEN | Violin

Dominic AZZI | Violin

Sarah ZHU | Viola

Noah LAWRENCE | Cello

Alexandra ELVIN | Double Bass

Miriam COONEY | Oboe

Hayden BURGE | Bassoon

Bryn ARNOLD | Horn

Laura DUQUE CASH | Horn

Piano Quartets: Mozart and Fauré

Sunday, 16th February 2025 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

W.A. MOZART | Piano Quartet No. 2, K. 493

Gabriel FAURÉ | Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 15

Musicians

Emma JEZEK | Violin

Andrew JEZEK | Viola

Andrew HINES | Cello

Hank XIANG | Piano

GOLBERG VARIATIONS

Saturday, 23rd November 2024 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

J.S. BACH | Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (transcribed Oguey)

Musicians

Diana DOHERTY | Oboe

Shefali PRYOR | Oboe d’amore

Alexandre OGUEY | Cor anglais

Andrew BARNES | Bassoon

Jackie NEWCOMB | Bassoon

REEDEFINED: Quartets for Winds and Strings

Saturday, 31st August 2024 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

Benjamin BRITTEN | Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2

W.A. MOZART | Sonata for Bassoon and Cello, K. 292

Krzysztof PENDERECKI | Clarinet Quartet

François DEVIENNE | Bassoon Quartet No. 2, Op. 73/2

Musicians

Miriam COONEY | Oboe

Clare FOX | Clarinet

Hayden BURGE | Bassoon

Marcus MICHELSEN | Violin

Harry SWAINSTON | Viola

Joseph KELLY | Cello

Schubert’s Octet

Friday, 26th April 2024 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

Franz SCHUBERT | String Trio, D. 471

Franz SCHUBERT | Octet, D. 803

Musicians

Jimmy PARK | Violin

Miranda ILCHEF | Violin

Curtis LAU | Violin

Will THORPE | Cello

Harry YOUNG | Double Bass

Justin WANG | Clarinet

Hayden BURGE | Bassoon

Oliver HARRIS | Horn

Andromeda Saxophone Quartet

Saturday, 23rd March 2024 | Glebe Town Hall, Glebe

Program

Georges BIZET | Suite from Carmen

Jennifer WATSON | Tinged

Gaetano DI BACCO | Four Saxes in Paris

Michael TORKE | May / June / July

Will GREGORY | Hoe Down

Musicians

ANDROMEDA SAX QUARTET:

Paige GULLIFER | Soprano Saxophone

Ryan PICCIONE | Alto Saxophone

Isabella FOX | Tenor Saxophone

Rachel DOWN | Baritone Saxophone

2024 WCS Opening Gala

Saturday, 9th March 2024 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

Bohuslav MARTINU | Nonet No. 2, H. 374

Malcolm ARNOLD | Trio, Op. 6

Théodore DUBOIS | Decet

Musicians

Marcus MICHELSEN | Violin

Daniel SHAO | Violin

Sarah ZHU | Viola

Miles MULLIN-CHIVERS | Cello

Jaan PALLANDI | Double Bass

Emilia ANTCLIFF | Flute

Miriam COONEY | Oboe

Robert MACKAY |Clarinet

Hayden BURGE | Bassoon

Bryn ARNOLD | Horn

SORROW & CELEBRATION: Mahler and Beethoven

Sunday, 10th December 2023 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

Gustav MAHLER | Kindertotenlieder

Gordon JACOB | Partita for Solo Bassoon

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN | Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16

Musicians

Cassandra DOYLE | Mezzo-Soprano

Miriam COONEY | Oboe

Robert MACKAY | Clarinet

Hayden BURGE | Bassoon

Bryn ARNOLD | Horn

Hank XIANG | Piano

INNOVATIONS for WINDS & PIANO: Mozart and Poulenc

Sarturday, 21st October 2023 | Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney

Program

Francis POULENC | Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43

Friedrich Willhelm VOIGT | Nocturne for Clarinet, Horn and Piano, Op. 75

W.A. MOZART | Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452

Musicians

Miriam COONEY | Oboe

Robert MACKAY | Clarinet

Hayden BURGE | Bassoon

Bryn ARNOLD | Horn

Hank XIANG | Piano